a picture a day....

@Curt Henion posted:

Hey Ted, the Chevrolet box car is a Lionel #2026450 single door 60’. I got it from Trainworld. It will be featured in tomorrows “picture of the day”. Curt

That is great Curt.. I'll be standing by...😁 Thanks for the info'...

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Patrick, I love towers, and most likely will replicate this one'...I have to check the thread you mention.  I wasn't aware of such a thread'... Thanks for the tip'...👍

I'm sure you will do a first rate job on replicating that tower Ted!  The thread is " Shabby Dilapidated Structures" ... it contains some pretty cool structures and scenes.  

The guys on the loading dock are working hard this morning unloading a 60’ box car from Chevrolet Motor Division. The Chevrolet dealership in town has ordered their allotment of high performance parts from the Tonawanda Plant in Canada. The guy driving by in the ‘69 Camaro SS 396 saw the box car with the gold “Bowtie” come into town and knows his L88 crate engine he ordered has arrived. What is the saying, “Boys and their toys”.

FOR THIS LABOR DAY:  Labor on the railroad is continuous even on Labor Day ... the trains must keep running!  Up on the Mountain Division a way freight makes its' way over the bridge as MOW worker Shorty Long rolls an empty barrel  toward his truck ( not in photo ).   Later Shorty will fill this and many other barrels with used track spikes and plates.

Shay engineer Willy Dee  pushes a string of cars through Butler Junction. Willy sits tall in the cab, extremely proud of his freshly out shopped Shay locomotive.

Curt, wonderful scene for all those Chevy parts, I know if it was me I would be wanting to pick up the new L88 right there at the dock!

Patrick, sure is a beauty of a fall scene I really like all the different colors!

Its Nice to see Shorty working so hard, but I have to ask as I don't know, what is shorty going to do with all those used spikes and plates?

Mike g', I second Ted's emotion!  It is going to be a layout to behold.  What's going to fill the space to the right of the track under the elevation?  Keep posting please as you make progress.

Ed

@ToledoEd posted:

Mike g', I second Ted's emotion!  It is going to be a layout to behold.  What's going to fill the space to the right of the track under the elevation?  Keep posting please as you make progress.

Ed

Thank you Ted and Ed! LOL

Ed I am little lost of what area you are talking about? If your talking this area, this is where the road will curve down to where the future park will be located on this side of the bridge and the other side.

@mike g. posted:

Curt, wonderful scene for all those Chevy parts, I know if it was me I would be wanting to pick up the new L88 right there at the dock!

Patrick, sure is a beauty of a fall scene I really like all the different colors!

Its Nice to see Shorty working so hard, but I have to ask as I don't know, what is shorty going to do with all those used spikes and plates?

Thanks so much Mike g.!!

Shorty collects the used spikes cleans them up then paints them. He then sells them as paper weights at craft fairs.  He also paints the plates and sells them as door stops at craft fairs too.  He's got a nice little side business going for sure!  It keeps him in beer money ... lol!

@Curt Henion posted:

The guys on the loading dock are working hard this morning unloading a 60’ box car from Chevrolet Motor Division. The Chevrolet dealership in town has ordered their allotment of high performance parts from the Tonawanda Plant in Canada. The guy driving by in the ‘69 Camaro SS 396 saw the box car with the gold “Bowtie” come into town and knows his L88 crate engine he ordered has arrived. What is the saying, “Boys and their toys”.

Great scene Curt'... The Chevy box car and the Camaro are very cool....Nice job putting it all together... 

@mike g. posted:

Thank you Ted and Ed! LOL

Ed I am little lost of what area you are talking about? If your talking this area, this is where the road will curve down to where the future park will be located on this side of the bridge and the other side.

Mike, in your original post, the 2nd picture shows 5 tracks to the left heading under the elevation.....the right has a track curving away to the right, but the area to the right of the tracks leading into the underpass, or rather under the elevation doesn't appear to have anything???  Hope I explained it...

@mike g. posted:

Hi Ted, I did, here are a couple photos. I am going to post in what did you do on your layout.

Mike, you've made incredible progress in a short time...looks great!  Your wiring hub is impressive, and it's nice to see the "Marine" tribute placed on the wall over the layout...

Getting in that "last dip" at the local watering hole before the chill sets in...

The 773 in all its glory

Afternoon guys, I hope you all had a great day!

Patrick, I sure like a guy like Shorty that goes out of his way to make an extra buck!

Ed, I see what your saying, the 4 tracks that go under the upper level. the 2 that are closest to the right part of the opening are staging tracks for 2 sets of cars. the other 2 are y'ed off of the single track that goes under the mountain, I hope that makes since!

Paul, thank you very much, I got a little more done today as it takes a while to fabricate things from scratch and used stuff just laying around the garage. I plan on posting  in what did you do on your layout today. I can tell you I would rather be taking a dip in the lake! It looks so inviting!

Arnold, great photo of your 773!

There are times when an open window in the layout room comes in handy:

I got to run my new old Lionel Lehigh Valley RS-3 diesel with a four car freight train for my parents and their visiting friends to celebrate Labor Day tonight. Problem is that I can't get the switch controls to work on the layout. Will need more tinkering.

Lee - absolutely splendid photographs!!   Looks like old b&w photos from WW2.  Fabulous job!!

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

The 773 in all its glory

Arnold - great shot!! Looks like natural lighting.  Am I correct?

@Curt Henion posted:

The guys on the loading dock are working hard this morning unloading a 60’ box car from Chevrolet Motor Division. The Chevrolet dealership in town has ordered their allotment of high performance parts from the Tonawanda Plant in Canada. The guy driving by in the ‘69 Camaro SS 396 saw the box car with the gold “Bowtie” come into town and knows his L88 crate engine he ordered has arrived. What is the saying, “Boys and their toys”.

I heard the FORD boxcar was on that train too but it broke down and they had to leave it. LMAO

The coast overnight somewhere between SF and LA.

@trumpettrain posted:

Arnold - great shot!! Looks like natural lighting.  Am I correct?

Yes, sometimes the natural light makes the shot stunningm

Hey Shawn, Fix Or Repair Daily. Curt

FOR TODAY:  This leaking tank car has drawn an emergency response from the Patsburg Volunteer Fire Dept.    

@Curt Henion posted:

Hey Shawn, Fix Or Repair Daily. Curt

In this case Found On Railroad Dead

Patrick, it sure is nice to know there are volunteer fire fighters still out there! I was one for almost 20 years, but then it got to the point I was spending more time at the firehouse for training then I was at home! Great scene!

Mike is right, Pat; that is a great scene on today’s photograph.  
Mike, thank you for serving your community besides serving our country with the Marines! Maybe there is something to be said for so much time in training discouraging folks from joining the volunteer fire companies.  I know all the volunteer companies here in my county have less volunteers than they did in years past.  Training is really important, I don’t mean to take away from that.

@Mark Boyce posted:

Mike is right, Pat; that is a great scene on today’s photograph.  
Mike, thank you for serving your community besides serving our country with the Marines! Maybe there is something to be said for so much time in training discouraging folks from joining the volunteer fire companies.  I know all the volunteer companies here in my county have less volunteers than they did in years past.  Training is really important, I don’t mean to take away from that.

When I was in my 20's I took all the training I could get, and I understand the need for the training, most is to keep you alive. But some of it is to cover the fire departments butt! Either way when you start a family that is what comes first! Now I am just to broke down! LOL

@Curt Henion posted:

Hey Shawn, Fix Or Repair Daily. Curt

😁 FORD, Fix or repair daily'... Reminds me of GMC".. Garage Mans Companion'....😆

@mike g. posted:

Patrick, it sure is nice to know there are volunteer fire fighters still out there! I was one for almost 20 years, but then it got to the point I was spending more time at the firehouse for training then I was at home! Great scene!

Thanks so much Mike g !!   Wow!  20 years in the volunteer fire dept. !  That is quite remarkable.  Thanks for serving your community in that capacity!! Of course thank you too for serving our country as a US Marine!!

I have a soft spot for fire fighters especially volunteers.  As a very young kid up to age 4, my family lived directly across the street from the volunteer fire house. I knew all the fireman and they knew me.  The first non family member I can ever remember was a volunteer fireman.   Whenever the volunteers held a fund raiser such as a crab feast, bingo night, etc., the event was held in the engine bays.   The VFD would park their engines in our driveway and run calls from the driveway.  I had a little red pedal type fire truck complete with a ladder.  I drove that thing literally until the wheels fell off .. lol!  

Once we moved just a few blocks away, there were 3 volunteer fireman who lived on the same block.  The chief and his family actually lived across the street from us.  An extremely dedicated group of men and women make up volunteer fire departments and career departments as well.  My hat is alway off to them.  Their service to the community is really priceless!

On my layout I have two fire houses ... the Lower Patsburg Station ... and the Westend Station.  The PVFD has 4 engines, a tiller ladder, 2 ambulances, a tanker/ tender,  a brush truck, and a chief car.  Apparatus is assigned to houses on a rotational basis.    

Patrick that is so cool, I didn't think about the fire department till I got out of the Marines. Kind of wish I had thought about it right out of high school. But I'm happy met a great group of people in both. Just like the fine members of OGR forum.

I have one fire house from Menards, also a tiller, pumper engine, still need to get a tanker/tender!

Hey Ted, you are right. I think I put 80 miles on the ‘14 Camaro SS last year. I finally paid so much for a car I am afraid to even get a bug splatter on it. Mine is definitely a “Garage Man’s Companion”. Curt

Mike, I salute you and am proud to know you on this forum. Curt

Here’s Today’s. My Lionel/MPC MoPac

Lee, that is a gorgeous locomotive. Must be the pride of your layout. Curt

The Lilac Lane rest area is busy this morning. It also serves as a bus stop and the car guys stop there to admire each others rides. Lilac Lane got it’s name for the over 200 feet of Lilac bushes that the city keeps neatly trimmed. Curt

@trumpettrain posted:

Lee - absolutely splendid photographs!!   Looks like old b&w photos from WW2.  Fabulous job!!

Thanks, Patrick!

Love the firefighting photo, that was great. Your photos usually tell a story, which is rare for this hobby.

Thanks guys!

Curt, great scene, I could see stopping there just to watch the trains go by!

Checkin' the exhaust on the '56 "Vette..."

Paul, I dont thing I have ever seen a Vett on a hoist! LOL

@Curt Henion posted:

Lee, that is a gorgeous locomotive. Must be the pride of your layout. Curt

Curt. Thanks for the complement I just wish there were more MoPac stuff I guess I’ll have to make my own